Miriam Mehadipur Gallery Safed
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− | + | ('''Hebrew''': מרים מדיפור / ''Translation''': Miriam Mehadipur / '''Definition''': One of Tzfat’s youngest local artists / '''Description''': Tzfat artist who infuses Persian-style art with images of strong women) | |
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− | Miriam Mehadipur has lived, worked and exhibited her Persian-inspired artwork in | + | Miriam Mehadipur has lived, worked and exhibited her Persian-inspired artwork in Tzfat since 1999. |
== Background == | == Background == | ||
− | Miriam Mehadipur immigrated to Tzfat in 1999 from her native Holland where she had studied at the Royal Academy of Art. The intense light that she found in Israel inspired her paintings, as did her marriage to Menachem, a Jew of Persian origins. Her paintings reflect the powerful colors and bright radiance that illuminate her artwork. She paints from her home and her works convey the tones and feel of traditional Persian art. | + | Miriam Mehadipur immigrated to Tzfat in 1999 from her native Holland where she had studied at the Royal Academy of Art. The intense light that she found in Israel inspired her paintings, as did her marriage to Menachem, a Jew of Persian origins. Her paintings reflect the powerful colors and bright radiance that illuminate her artwork. She paints from her home and her works convey the tones and feel of traditional Persian art.. |
== Biblical Characters== | == Biblical Characters== | ||
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== Wooden Frames and Furniture == | == Wooden Frames and Furniture == | ||
− | Miriam sells her paintings from her home on Tet Vav Street in the | + | Miriam sells her paintings from her home on Tet Vav Street in the Artists Quarter as well as from a gallery on [[Art Street Safed|Yosef Caro Street]] in the [[Old City Safed|Old Jewish Quarter]]. In addition to her two-dimensional illustrations and paintings her work includes paintings which are set amongst painted wooden frames that her husband, Menachem, hand-carves. These frames are then incorporated into the painting, such as in her painting of Abraham and Sara and her Four Matriarchs Series. In addition to Miriam’s paintings her work also includes mosaics and painted wood furniture which are designed and built by her husband Menachem. |
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